misadventure
Synonym of misfortune, bad luck or mishap, an instance of bad luckSynonym of misfortune, bad luck or mishap, an instance of bad luck.
» He told me about his misadventure.
Он рассказал мне о своём злоключении.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Synonym of misfortune, bad luck or mishap, an instance of bad luck.
All under the sun are subject at times to misery and misadventure.
an instance of misfortune
(uncountable, usually)Synonym of mistake, a misguided and/or failed enterprise, a risky action that turns out badly.
yet another American military misadventure
(uncountable, usually)A fatal mishap, especially one voluntarily risked by the victim, bad luck causing an accidental death without attaching any liability to any other involved parties.
Examples
5 sentencesHe told me about his misadventure.
ruОн рассказал мне о своём злоключении.
I told him about my misadventures.
ruЯ рассказал ему о своих злоключениях.
Here there are tears for our misadventures, there are hearts that pity mortals.
At last he flung down the instrument, and plunged into a detailed account of his misadventures.
We experienced the same misadventure!
Origin
From Middle English misaventure, from Old French mesaventure, from mes- (“mis-”) + aventurFrom Middle English misaventure, from Old French mesaventure, from mes- (“mis-”) + aventure (“adventure”). Equivalent to mis- + adventure. Compare disadventure.
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Forms
plural: misadventures| Singular | misadventure |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable